2 April 2026 (Thursday) - NEQAS 2602 BF

I got the results of NEQAS morphology survey 2602BF today…

 

2602BF1 I said:

 

Hypochromia (consensus 4^th)

Target cells  (consensus 1^st)

Large plts (consensus 2^nd)

Neutropenia (consensus 14^th)

 

I wrote “? thal ? SC disease”. The expert opinion said: “These features are all suggestive of Hb SC disease and this was confirmed on HPLC though the degree of microcytosis should lead to the consideration of a coexistent alpha thalassemia trait”

 

 

2602BF2 I said:

 

Hypochromia (consensus 1^st)

Microcytosis (consensus 2nd)

Pencil cells (consensus 3^rd)

Tear drop cells (consensus 5^th)

^ plts (consensus 4^th)

 

I thought this was a case of iron deficiency. It was.